British troops may be sent to Ukraine to create a 1,200-kilometer buffer zone as part of Donald Trump's plan to end the war, The Telegraph reports.
These details became known after Trump's election victory and his phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Zelenskyy warned that appeasement of russia would mean "suicide" for Europe.
According to Trump's plan, it is supposed to create a demilitarized zone along the front line, and Ukraine undertakes to refrain from joining NATO for 20 years. In exchange, the U.S. will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons to prevent another russian invasion.
At the same time, the United States itself does not intend to deploy its troops to ensure the security of the buffer zone and does not plan to finance this mission.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the U.S. will not send its troops to Ukraine, referring to representatives of Trump's team.
"Get the Poles, Germans, British and French to do it," the publication's sources said.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom George Osborne notes that it will be difficult for London to support Ukraine without the help of the United States. Kyiv, although it has expressed readiness to listen to Trump's proposals for a peaceful settlement, emphasizes that it will resist any terms that could be perceived as a concession to russia.
At the summit of European Union leaders in Budapest, Zelenskyy said: "There should be no illusions that a just peace can be bought by showing weakness. Peace is a reward only for the strong."
In September, the U.S. vice-presidential candidate from the Republican Party, J.D. Vance, noted that Trump's plan involves the creation of a demilitarized zone on the line of contact and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO.
However, Zelenskyy then called this proposal radical and unacceptable, saying that Ukraine was simply being offered to give up its territories.
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